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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

need no revelation to believe"
Ladies suffering from any of the weak>
nesses or ailments peculiar to their sex.
and who will use DIR, Pierce's Favorite
Prescription according to directions, will
experience a genuine revelation in the
benefit they will receive. 1t is positive
cure for the most complicated and obsti-
nate cases of leucorrhea. excessive flows
ing. painful menstrnatiop, unnatural
suppressions, prolapsus, or falling of the
womb, weak back, female weakness, an
version, retroversion. bearing down SEN
sations, chronic congestion. Inflammation
and liberation of the womb, Inflammation,
pain and tenderness in ovaries, accompa-
MED with internal heat.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

The amount of force exerted by heat and
cold in expansion and contraction of metal
Is equal to that which would be required to
stretch or compress it to the same extent by
mechanical means ..t-5-.4
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
DiSENCHANTMENT.

Twas but a dream; let it pass; let 1t vanish
like so
What thought was flower is only a weed, anu
is worthless. -Lopgfellow.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
Hard Coal Market

All sizes and best grades of Anthracite
coal 80 90 per ton, delivered to any part
Of this city, usual discount for cash; can,
mel coal for CRATES SO.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

29-William D. Reimers, Miss Clara s.
Hartmann, Rock Island
30-Gustave A. Wolf. Grand Rapids,
Mich, Miss Amanda Rosentield, Rock
Island
Augustine c. Johnson, Lacrosse, Wis,
Miss Nellie R. Randall, Port Byron.
Dec Peter Enders. Calmar, Iowa,
Miss Lena Birkelback, Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

Wanted-A number of good coal
miners at South Rock Island coal shaft
B. Davenport
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

That one struck scenter," remarked
the pugilist, as he landed his fist on his
opponents nose
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

Speaking about alacrity, you should
observe clerk tack up an early-closing
notice on store door.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

There is an athletic club in Indiana
composed entirely of grocers. Thev are
all light weights
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
County Building

INAINSF EMS.
29.-J. " Simonson to J. II. Cooley,
pit outlot 3S, 25, 10, lie, 81.
Wilhelmina Peterson to Hannah De-
Gear, LOT /, Buford's second addition,
Rock Island, 1926.
Edwin C. Alberton to S. Swanson, pit
outlot 80, Swander's addition, Moline,
ShNO.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

The greatest blow reported this season
occurred when John L. Sullivan struck
the high seas
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

In the way of good corn'planter,
there is nothing equal to tight boot un-
less it be tight shoe
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
LOCAL NOTICES.

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. Of
Boston. Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 100000. E. W. Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
ROCK island & PBORIh
RAILW AY.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

Accommodation trains leave Rock Island AT 500
a. III. and 80 p. M; arrive at2:Q5 m and 3 20
pm.
CABLE BRANCH.
800 s:05 Ar.-Rock Island-Lv. a:10l 400
1:55 7:l0 ....... Reynolds ....-.. l0:20l 5:05
100 $50 DiLv.--Cable- Ar. l1;OO $40
P. NJ A. N A " I 2. NJ
Small faced figures show arriving time at fol
lowing points when passengers leave Rock Island
at :05 a, IN. FULL FACED when leaving at $50
p. m. Arrive at Bloomington 0e p m, 9:32 D.
M; Danville, 4:05 p. M, l2:S5 a. m; SprinRdeld
345 p. m, 4:l0 a. m; Alton 90 p. m, 6:l5 a
m. in Illinois Indianapolis, 20 p. m. $50 a. m.
| Terre Haute 1000 p. m, 3:35 a. NJ; Evansville,
20 a. M, 7:35 a. M in lndiana Cincnn Ii II IS
p. m, 7:45 a. m; Springfield, ~ a. M. 9:i5 a.
m, Columbus Is a, m, Ills a. m: IN Ohio;
st 4 ouis, Mo 7:30 p M, 7:45 a. m Louisville,
XIV, 7:25 a. m; Nashville. Tenn 7;!0 m
| 3:OOp m. Connections from the above points
are dsrect and unequacd. Through sleeping and
| rccnpgchair cars run between eoria and Co
lumbus.
| H.B SUDIoW, r. SFoCKHoUSE,
| Superintendent. Genl TIT Agt
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

'Then let the moon usurp the rule Of day,
And winking tapers show the sun his way:
For what my senses can perceive,
| need no revelation to believe
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02

Accommodation trains leave Rock Island at6:00
a. III. and 80 p. m.; arrive at2:o5 p IN. and $50
D
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
RACINE Ann = W DIVISION

dDaily. Daily ex Sunday.
MI. YOUNG, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
A Marriage SwiHdle at q Fair.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the baltimore SUM-
It now turns out that the wedding
at the Farragut Post Grand Army Of
the Republic camp. at the Western
Schuetzen Park, on Wednesday night,
September Ii, which was reported in
the daily papers, was q hoax, and the
5000 people who paid 10 cents each
Tor the privilege OF witnessing a gen.
uine marriage ceremony were fooled.
The commander Of the post, Charles
E. Lutz, was to have been married at
the camp, but gave up the idea, SO
j. Q. A. Sands set about to find
some one to take the place of the
couple. The only persons he could
find willing TIC undertake the role were
Edward Fry. his Office boy, who un-
the name of Edna Frey, acted as bride,
with A. M. Cockey as A. M. Calvert,
the groom. VIM. Lind, as Rev. W.
Mansfield Linthicum, performed
the ceremony, and though
though rather dowdish-looking, acted
his part well, and to make the affair
seem more natural kissed the pretend
ed bride, who was saluted In like
manner by Sands and several gentle
men and ladies who accompanied
them. This was hard on the men. as
the average man would as soon kiss
a horse as the Office boy, but doubt
less the ladies enjoyed it. The bride
was fixed up by Mrs. Sands, and the
pretended groom and clergyman by
Edward Marker, of the Thatcher,
Primrose and West Minstrel troupe.
The reporters were given the names Of
the persons and the facts about the
affair by J. Q. A. Sands, and,
supposing him to be acting in good
faith, reported it for the papers in
which the accounts were published.
AS far as can be learned, the baby
show held at the camp in the early
mart of the week was genuine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
The Successor TO the White Horse.

From the Chicago Journal
l have been investigating the alleged
companionship of red.headed women
and white horses, and however it
may be explained, I am very certain
it is a fact. followed young lady
from Clarke Street Bridge to Twelfth
Street, and met white horse at ev-
cry corner. But my interest in this
phenomenon has been displaced
by several other phenomena of q SIM
liar character, during the investiga-
ton, and since. have been aston
ished to find that every time met q
minister on the street [ soon after
wards saw mule. This is no idle i'm
agination. fought Off the conclusion
as long as could, and finally had to
give up to it. Before I surrendered I
tried the same rule on physicians,
then on policemen, then on fat wo-
men, but without success. Then /
watched to see if / would meet g. min
lister after Imet each mule, and could
make it work. The only rule that not
would work was the one have men
toned, that soon after I would meet
q minister would meet a mule.
just for the fun of it | went around
one Monday morning to g. mininis-
ters' meeting, to watch them come
out together, to see what the effect
would be, and to my surprise. at that
moment man rode by on mule
leading ten more mules tethered to.
gether with rope. I cannot offer an
explanation of these facts, bat simply
throw them out for the consideration
of scientific men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
lily to unite with ammonia Thereby
forming sulphates) and preventing it's
New Rival OF Petroleum
From Engineering

From Engineering
The United States, which is onlv
now becoming reconciled to the rival
ry OF Russian petroleum, is menaced
by serious competition in q fresh
quarter nearer home. In Venezuela
the petroleum deposits of Lake Mara
caybo, which have long been known
for their cOpiOusness, are at length
being opened up to capitalists, and
there are rumors, reported by the
American consul, Plumacher, that the
Rothschilds are likely to secure a mo.
nopoly OF the affair. Lake Maracay-
DO is situated in the northern part of
Venezuela, and by means of the gulf
of Venezuela las direct communica-
ton with the sea. The surrounding
country, having an area OF many
hundred miles, is saturated with pc
troleum and asphalt, which flows in
streams through the dense forests,
and emits infammable gas, which of.
ten bursts into sheets of flame, SINH
lar to those which have been q phe-
nomenon in the Caspian region for
thousands Of years.
While the petroleum gas burning at
Baku has secured tine country the ap-
pellation of "the region of the eternal
fire." the petroleum gas Pickering ON
the bar and along the immediate
coast of Maracaybo has earned the
phen ever since the Spaniards
discovered and conquered the coun-
try the title of "the Internal fire." Ac-
cording to Consul Plumacher, one of
the streams of oil tested by traveller
was found to flow at the rate OF near
ly 5000 gallons q day, the whole Of
which was wasted upon the sandy
soil. The Venezuelan oil appears to
occupy g. midway position between
the crude article extracted in the
United States and Russia, yielding
so per cent. of illuminating oil, or
kerosene, of high quality, as COM
pared with the 70 per cent. of the for.
mer and 80 of the latter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
Starving in a Locked Room,

A fair-haired little boy with bright
| blue eyes, who might have been pref
| ty but for the pinched and starved
expression his face bore, was placed
on the desk in front of Justice Patter-
son in the Jefferson Market police
court yesterday morning by Agent
Stein OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children, says the New
York Star.
The agent explained that on Tues
day he was informed that child
had been found lying in starving
condition in room in the house No.
225 Division Street. He hurried to
the house and in the apartment Of
Mrs. Carrie Wolff, the housekeeper, he
saw the child lying on the sofa, with
its poor little body clad in ragged
clothing that scarcely protected it
from the chilly weather of the past
week.
Mrs. Wolff said that on the previous
day, while she was passing a farm
ished hall bedroom on the top floor
which she had let to q middle-aged
mar and woman on September z, she
heard the cries of child. She raped
on the door repeatedly for nearly
half an hour, and getting no answer
she called in g. policeman, who, after
considerable trouble, for the door
was doubly locked, managed to force
it open and enter the room. There
they found the child lying on the floor
crying for food. She took it to her
room, and, after giving it some nour-
ishment, notified the society. All the
child could say was that his name
was Harry, and that his father and
mother had left him on Saturday,
telling him that they would be back
that night.
Justice Patterson committed the
child to the care of the Sisters of St.
Francis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
INTERESTING TO FARMERS
The Old Home

The Old Home
The road Is left that once was trOd
By man and heavy-laden beast;
And new ways opened, iron shod
That bind the land from West to East.
I asked of Him who all things knows
Why none who lived now passed that way;
Whose rose the dust the grass now grows?
STILL low voice was heard to say
'Thou knowest not why I change the course
Of him who travels, learn to go
Obey the spirits gentle force,
Nor ask thee where the stream may flow.
"Man shall not walk in his own ways,
For he is blind and cannot see;
But let him trust, and heightened days
Shall lead his feet to heaven and Me.
"Then shall the grass the path grow DER,
That his own wilfulness has tred;
And man nor beast shall pass it more,
But he shall walk with Me, his God.
i Jones Very.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
How Marriage Changes Man.
From the San Francisco Chronicle

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t does look as if after man got
married he lost all capability for
looking after himself. How is it that
a man who as g. bachelor is the pink of
neatness, the glass of fashion and
mould of form, when he gets a wife
never seems to be able to do anything
in the way of dressing himself proper
~ without his wife's assistance
This young man was at one time g.
most notorious firt. He had the
best cut coat, the most beautiful
boots, the most elegant ties in town.
He has been married several years,
and he hardly knows how to button
his collar now and would wear his
coat inside cut if his wife didn't keep
an eye on him. Is it natural cussed-
ness? Just desire to give his wife
all the work and worry he can, Or is
it psychological phenomenon at
tributable to domesticity =? He bad
lucia moment once, this young
man, IL which he noticed his boots
were pretty well worn. 1t lasted long
enough for him to say to his wife:
Haven't | got any other boots
can wear ? These are awful"
Eyes," she said, "there is q pair Of
side button boots in the closer
there"
He fetched them out.
Chow does it come that I've had
these boots all this time and been
wearing these WORKOUT ones ?" Then
he put them on. "Yes, / knew there
must be something the matter with
the blamed boots. They don't fit me
at all. can't walk in them" And
he made faces as he stamped up and
down the room. ''They are not my
boots, yet they are mans boots
Madame, who is go familiar in this
house as TO have a pair of boots
"Well, dear, they'll perhaps be more
comfortable if you'll put the right
boot on the right foot"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
A PREACHMENT.

His text was one that gave him room
To fume, and illuminate, and make
The house of God house of gloom,
In which to make the sinner quake.
Corruption was the theme of 1t,
And He'll the lurid CLEAN of it.
Mankind, he preached was poisoned through
Corrupt without. corr upt within.
Black was the universal hue,
I'm Short said he. 1.-THE rock OF sin,
On every side has wrecked you all,
Moral and intellectual"
He proved each man from head to foot
mass of purifying sore,
Thoughts fostering in heart OF SCOT,
Sin oozing out at every pore
The body ana the soul of us,
The devil had the whole of us.
He loved the theme twas clear enough,
For all the rottenness and dirt
Aud rank deflement of the stuff
One felt he had the thing at heart,
He Rugged it so and handled it.
And dressed it up aud handled it.
Then plunging past the gates of death
He mixed the sinners awful cup,
Till hot and red he stopped for breath,
An mopped the perspration up.
If terror could refashion us,
He did not spare the lash on US.
saw him when his task was done,
His gown and morals packed away;
His deep dissatisfaction won;
His reeking supper on the tray;
And looking through the smoke oft,
Twas then l saw the joke of it.
The pious wrath. the wordy run,
From practiced mouth too glibly poured,
Which makes us feel that we have done
Some special service for the Lord.
Oh. the deceiving seed of 1t
The tongue without the deed of it.
Il New York Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
Farm Notes.

The fall is an excellent time for SOW
ing blue grass, about ten pounds OF
seed being sufficient for an acre. The
ground should be well prepared, ma
nured and narrowed and the seed
evenly broadcasted.
DIR. Goessman finds g. sample of
rotten brewers grains to give g. value
OF $2.71 per ton, chiefly on account of
O.72 per cent. of nitrogen and O.43 Of
phosphoric acid. They contain more
nitrogen aud phosphoric acid than
barnyard manure and less potash.
AS soon as crop is taken off, the
first duty is to go over the field and
cut down all the weeds, in order to
prevent them from seeding. Every
weed destroyed before it seeds will
save labor next season.
Although plaster is an excellent ab-
sorbent of ammonia, yet il is not equal
to sulphate of potash (kainit). as the
latter is more soluble and also more
easily broken up from it's combina-
tions, thus enabling it the more read
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
A Child's Thoughts.

Little Emma's mother was enter.
tanning company. In the course oil
conversation one of the guests used
the exclamation "Lord %
Fixing her solemn, reproving eyes
upon her the child asked gravely:
Mamma, docs she mean the LORD
that | know?''
One day her mother reproved her
quite sharply for not changing her
shoes. After q moments reflection
Emma said:
81 wish you would be real dood to
me, mamma. | fink you would like it
after you got used to it."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
Too Pretty for the Business.
From the New York Sun.

A pretty girl set up boot blacking
chair in Wall Street. She was an
alert creature of sixteen Or so, dressed
in jaunty neatness, and altogether
an object to make the brokers turn
around for 8, second look. Her
enterprise failed. No man had
the moral courage to mount that
chair and submit his boots TO the
brushes of a girl, and so she got no
customers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
Bury the Big Rocks.

While the ground remains unfrozen-
save as now, q surface crust-farmers
owning lands on which large rocks
crop out, may make good use OF spare
time in getting them out of sight.
This may bedone by drilling and blast
ing, or better, by digging 8. hole along
side and partiallyunder and topping
the rocks in. Sometimes these rocks
do not come above the surface, but
are sufficiently near for the pillow to
strike them. These are very annoy
ing and when struck the place should
be marked and the first opportunity
taken to drop them down far enough
to be out of the way in cultivation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19

I'll. S. HARRIS. g. telegraph operator
at Starke's Station, Ca, has married
Ella Phillips, the operator at Sugar
Valley. The young people got to
Sparkling" over the wires, and the
usual consequences folio we'd.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19

CYRUS W. FIELD has sold mis- estate
on the Hudson, which cost him $780,
600, to John Jacob Aston, for $780,
600. Mr.. Aston, like Jay Gould, APP
pears to be willing to "pick up good
thing when he sees it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19

PETER BISHOP, the driver OF the city
dead-wagon in New York, cares for on
an average about twenty bodies q day
for the year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19

EMMA CARSON, the prima donna, has
tiger cat, too.
Bent County register., 1887-07-02

N C quarter of section SO, township
y, range Al W, school land just west
of town and sold it last Monday to
IL. NJ. Turuer, from Hutchinson,
Kansas, consideration six hundred
dollars. A very good price for forty
acres.
MARRIED: Thursday June 3oth,
at Las Animas, Mr.. II. A. Morris, of
this city, to Miss Dora Hudspeck, of
Villas. Mr.. Morris is an old resi-
dent of this county, and before last
years immigration he came near
knowing everybody in the county.
His old friends and acquaintance
will be pleased to learn that he has
taken partner tor life, and wish
him JOY on the journey.
The Opera House opened Wednes-
day night with crowded house,
standing was at premium and many
who tried could not gain admission
at all. Mr.. J. j. Mcdonald and Miss
Zitta Tuforne in their Comedy Sketch
entitled "Sketch as Sketch Can" and
Mr.. John Hughes and Miss Rose
Lysle In their Comedy Sketch "Going
to the Party" paoved to be happy
role for them and established the
troupes as favorites, who will con-
tinue 20 draw crowded houses nightly
New attractions will be presented
each night, making the Opera House
q favorite amusement resort.
c. NJ. Staples returned from Vilas
Thursday with anything but fiat
tering idea of that candidate for
goodness and greatness, he asserts
and the bruises on his head and blue
lines about his eyes gives truth to
his statements, that four men in Villas
about dusk Wednesday evening held
him ap and in doing So used consid-
erable violence. The thieves failed
to get his money which he showed
them afterwards, the assault was
cowardly and murderous, as knowing
their victim they feared him, so
struck him i'll the back of the head
and then all four men jumped on
him. 1t Is our opinion they will yet
find out that they were monkeying
with buz-saw. Villas Will have to
rid their town of sich toughs or pass
under the ban of being ''dead-head
town"
Bent County register., 1887-07-02
Dusiness eotals.

The City Drug Store for jewelry.
Take your prescriptions to w w
Louden.
The finest line of millinery goods
at Chas. Reitler's.
The Stock Exchange is the place
to get n good meal.
Any kind or quantity of queens
ware to be had at Chas. Reitler's.
An immense stock of the latest
style gents clothing at Chas. Reitler's.
A full assortment of artists ma
terials at Brooks & Decker's.
Everything in the grocery-line at
Chas. Rcitler's.
Insure your property in good
Companies with GooDALE &c COOPER
Hats and caps to suit the taste of
all at Ghas. Reitler's.
Go to Wilson, the jeweler, for
watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware
and spectaoles. Louden's drug store.
Fine watch repairing made
specially by Wilson, the jewelcr,
and satisfaction guaranteed. Lou
den's drug store. 81